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Our Son, The Matchmaker
''Our Son, the Matchmaker'' is a 1996 American television film, made-for-television drama (film and television), drama film directed by Lorraine Senna, starring Ann Jillian and David Andrews (actor), David Andrews as a couple who are separated as teenagers when their illegitimate child is born and sent for adoption, and are reunited years later when their grown-up son seeks them out. The movie is based on a true story. Plot Julie Longwell, the owner of a hair salon in the town of Dobbs Mill, is paid a visit by a social worker who tells her that her son is looking for her. Julie is shocked by the news and in a series of flashbacks recalls the circumstances of her son being sent for adoption. As a teenager, Julie was going steady with Steve Carson, though the relationship had the disapproval of Julie's mother, Iva Mae. When Julie became pregnant, Iva Mae sent Julie to a special home for unwed mothers where she gave birth to a boy who was immediately sent away for adoption. When Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Senna
Lorraine Senna (sometimes credited as Lorraine Senna Ferrara) is an American film and television director. Career As a television director, her credits include ''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty'', ''Emerald Point N.A.S.'', ''Trapper John, M.D.'', ''Fame (1982 TV series), Fame'', ''Falcon Crest'', ''Homefront (U.S. TV series), Homefront'', ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', ''Babylon 5'', ''Northern Exposure'', ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''Picket Fences'' and ''The Sopranos''. She is the only woman who ever directed any episode of "The Sopranos." From 1978 to 1982, she was an assistant director on a few television films and the series ''Knots Landing'', making her head directorial debut on that series. From 1996 to 2005, she directed a number of television films, beginning with ''Our Son, the Matchmaker''. In 2006, she released her first theatrical film ''Paradise, Texas (film), Paradise, Texas''. The following year, she released the film ''Americanizing Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, and direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and the 1957 ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', based on the poem by Robert Browning, and starring Van Johnson, one of the first filmed "family musicals" made directly for television. That film was made in Technicolor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Television Films
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people 1996 Mount Everest disaster, die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly (sheep), Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur massacre (Australia), Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Gun laws of Australia, Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was Aircraft hijacking, hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hostetter
John Hostetter (October 6, 1946 – September 2, 2016) was an American actor and visual artist. He played John, the stage manager on the fictional FYI newsmagazine, on the CBS sitcom ''Murphy Brown'' starring Candice Bergen; he appeared in 65 of the series's 247 episodes from 1988-98. Early life Hostetter was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 6, 1946. He was raised in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Eichelberger High School. He attended both Catawba College and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte before completing his master's degree in acting at Cornell University. Following college, Hostetter joined the National Shakespeare Company before relocating to California in 1971 to pursue acting. In 1971, he co-starred with Christopher Reeve in a stage production of Samuel Beckett's play, '' Waiting for Godot''. Career He appeared in more than 100 film and television roles throughout his professional career. His televisions credits from the 1970s to 2000s inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Collins Lintz
Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadian film * ''Kelly'' (Australian TV series), an Australian television * ''Kelly'' (talk show), a Northern Ireland television talk and variety show * The Kelly Family, an Irish-American-European music group * ''Kelly Kelly'' (TV series), a 1998 U.S. sitcom on the WB television network * "Kelly", a 2019 single by Peakboy * Kelly West/ Zelena, a character on ''Once Upon a Time'' * Kelly (The Walking Dead), a fictional character from The Walking Dead People * Kelly (given name) * Kelly (surname) * Clan Kelly, a Scottish clan * Kelly (musician), a character portrayed by Liam Kyle Sullivan * Kelly (murder victim), once known as the "El Dorado Jane Doe" Places Australia * Kelly, South Australia, a locality * Kelly Basin, Tasmania * Hundr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Fraction
Karen Elizabeth Fraction Hamilton (February 15, 1958 – October 30, 2007) was an American actress, dancer and model from Flint, Michigan. She is probably best remembered as Dr. Perry, the Chief Medical Officer in ''seaQuest 2032'', and Jennifer Parker, one of the main characters in the hit short-lived Nickelodeon television series ''My Brother and Me''. Biography During her second year at Adelphi University, where she earned a bachelor degree in communication arts in 1980, she was cast in a touring production of ''The Wiz''. This eventually led her to Broadway, where she debuted in ''The Tap Dance Kid'' starring Hinton Battle. Other credits include a 1987 revival of ''Cabaret'', ''Anything Goes'', the 1991 revival of ''Oh, Kay!'' as well as touring Europe and Japan in Bob Fosse's ''Dancin'''. She also participated in the famous 1985 concert version of Stephen Sondheim's ''Follies'' and performed at the Radio City Music Hall. "If you can work on projects you believe in, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Stahl
Andrew Render Stahl (born April 8, 1952) is an American actor who has been acting for over 20 years. Two of his more memorable roles were Tom McHone in the '' Christy'' series and General Armand Stassi in ''seaQuest 2032''. Life and career Stahl was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1952. As a child, Stahl moved around as his father was an airline pilot, who was transferred a lot. When he was nine, he moved with his parents to a farm in Butler County, Kentucky, which he still owns and operates today. He graduated from University High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1970 and Western Kentucky University in 1975. At WKU, Stahl served as one of the section editors of WKU's awarding-winning yearbook, The Talisman. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Eta Rho Chapter. Early in his career, he spent time as a musician and visual artist before taking up acting in local regional theater. He spent a short period of time in New York City in the early 1980s, while his former wife obtai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Sky
Jennifer Sky (born Jennifer Wacha) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Sarah Webber on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1997–1998), and for starring as Cleopatra, the title character in the American syndicated science-fiction television series ''Cleopatra 2525'' (2000–2001). Personal life Sky was raised in Jensen Beach, Florida. At 15, she was offered two months of summer modeling in Japan. She left for New York City at 17 to study acting under the tutelage of several acclaimed acting coaches, and became well-versed in the Meisner technique. She has a sister. Sky married Alex Band of The Calling on July 25, 2004, but the couple divorced in 2009. On September 10, 2013, ''The New York Times'' published an op-ed from Sky, entitled "My Life as a Warrior Princess", in which she compared the terrible working conditions she experienced as a teenage fashion model with the much superior working conditions she experienced as an actor. She described h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Jones
Ashley Aubra Jones (born September 3, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas as Megan Dennison on ''The Young and the Restless'' and as Bridget Forrester on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. She also had a recurring role as Daphne on the HBO drama series ''True Blood'' in 2009. Early life Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 3, 1976. Shawn Jones, her father, is a minister. The family lived in Tennessee for five years before her father took a job preaching in Texas. Jones has one brother named Zach and one sister named Toni, named after their aunt who saved their mother’s life by donating blood. At the age of five, she filmed her first commercial. At the age of nine, Jones starred in several theatre productions in the Actors Theatre of Houston including '' The Women'', ''Ah, Wilderness!'', and Neil Simon's ''Brighton Beach Memoirs''. At the age of 12, she was in ''The Chalk Garden'' by Enid Bagnold. Career Jones rose to fame on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Larkin
Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970) is an American actress, best known for her role as the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film ''Aladdin''. Career Larkin began her career in 1990, with the film ''Zapped Again!'' as Joanne. She became the voice of Princess Jasmine in the 1992 Disney film ''Aladdin''. In order for her to voice Princess Jasmine, Disney required her to lower her voice as it was otherwise too high for the role. Larkin has reprised the role as Jasmine in the sequels and various other media, including ''The Return of Jafar'' and '' Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', as well as in the television series, ''House of Mouse'', ''Sofia the First'', and the ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Disney Infinity'' video game series. For her work at Disney, Larkin was honored as a Disney Legend on August 19, 2011. Personal life She has been married to actor and musician Yul Vazquez Yul Vazquez (born March 18, 1965) is a Cuban-American actor and mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisa Coughlan
Marisa Christine Coughlan ( ; born March 17, 1974) is an American actress and writer. Her first prominent role was a lead in Kevin Williamson's '' Teaching Mrs. Tingle'' (1999), followed by a role as Officer Ursula Hanson in the comedy '' Super Troopers'' (2001). She also had a recurring role as Melissa Hughes on the series '' Boston Legal''. Early life Coughlan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from Breck School, a small private school in nearby Golden Valley, Minnesota. When she moved to Los Angeles with her father, Daniel Merritt Coughlan, she enrolled at the University of Southern California. She studied abroad in Paris in 1995, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French in 1996. Career Coughlan's first film appearance to gain mainstream attention was in Kevin Williamson's directorial debut '' Teaching Mrs. Tingle'' (1999), in which she co-starred alongside Katie Holmes and Helen Mirren. She was cast in the role after reportedly having been r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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